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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, January 31st, 1:50am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 304° 6-10 kt 60° 77.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 70° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   15.4 ft 13 sec 308° 8-12 kt 50° 75.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   13.5 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 70° 76.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   11.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   8.2 ft 15 sec 313° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 8 sec 155° --- --- 77.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.2 ft 14 sec 324° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 314° 10-12 kt 80° --- SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.9 ft 15 sec 313° 14-17 kt 70° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 14 sec 7° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.2 ft 8 sec 35° --- --- 85.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli SSW (200°) 3-7 kt 11:15 pm  Fri 1/30 Common Ground Calm 11:15 pm  Fri 1/30 Moloaa Dairy W (270°) 0-2 kt 10:45 pm  Fri 1/30 Hanamaulu SSW (200°) 2-3 kt 11:15 pm  Fri 1/30 Lihue WNW (300°) 6 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/30 Nawiliwili Nos W (280°) 3-5 kt 11:24 pm  Fri 1/30 Poipu NNE (30°) 2-5 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/30 Lawai Ntbg ENE (70°) 6-9 kt 11:15 pm  Fri 1/30 Port Allen ENE (60°) 6-9 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/30 Makaha Ridge SSW (200°) 2-3 kt 11:11 pm  Fri 1/30 Mana NE (50°) 3-4 kt 11:34 pm  Fri 1/30 Barking Sands ENE (60°) 4 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/30 Puu Lua Calm 11:35 pm  Fri 1/30 Puu Opae Calm 11:34 pm  Fri 1/30 Waimea Heights N (10°) 3-4 kt 11:35 pm  Fri 1/30 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 310134 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 334 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 334 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A weakening front moving over Maui County this afternoon will stall and dissipate tonight. Moderate to locally fresh north to northeast winds along and north of the front will ease and shift out of the east overnight as surface high pressure moves north of the state. Gentle easterly trade winds on Saturday will give way to strengthening south to southwest winds Sunday and Monday. A stronger front will move down the island chain Monday night and Tuesday. Kauai Northwest Waters- 334 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 12 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 13 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. SATURDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to east southeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 feet, subsiding to 9 to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 13 seconds. SUNDAY South southwest winds to 10 knots, rising to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West southwest 6 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 6 feet at 18 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 16 seconds and west southwest 7 feet at 6 seconds. Showers. MONDAY NIGHT West northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet, building to 12 to 16 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 16 feet at 13 seconds and west northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. TUESDAY Northwest winds to 10 knots, backing to west northwest. Seas 14 to 16 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 16 feet at 14 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. WEDNESDAY North northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming south southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 15 feet at 14 seconds. Kauai Windward Waters- 334 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 13 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. SATURDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet, subsiding to 9 to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. SUNDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: West southwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 6 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 16 seconds and west 8 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers. MONDAY NIGHT West northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 15 feet at 13 seconds and west northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. TUESDAY West northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 13 to 16 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 16 feet at 14 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds. WEDNESDAY North winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to east 7 to 10 knots in the evening, veering to southeast to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 15 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Kauai Leeward Waters- 334 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers this evening. SATURDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to east southeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Southwest winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 17 seconds and west southwest 4 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY Southwest winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds and southwest 5 feet at 5 seconds. Showers. MONDAY NIGHT Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, building to 9 to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 13 feet at 13 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. TUESDAY Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 11 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 15 feet at 14 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. WEDNESDAY North northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to east northeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon and evening, veering to southeast to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 13 feet at 14 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Kauai Channel- 334 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers this evening. SATURDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Southwest winds to 15 knots, rising to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: West southwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 17 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: West southwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 6 feet at 16 seconds. Numerous showers. MONDAY NIGHT West southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 11 feet at 13 seconds and west southwest 6 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. TUESDAY Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 13 feet at 14 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 12 feet at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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